Hawkins, Royal R. 1925-2007

HAWKINS, KYLLONEN, KING

Posted By: Mary Holub, volunteer (email)
Date: 3/30/2008 at 20:12:06

From: Le Mars Daily Sentinel, June 18, 2007

Royal R. Hawkins, 82, of Bloomington, Minn., died Wednesday, June 13, 2007.

Royal was raised in Le Mars and served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946.

He was a longtime employee of Honeywell and Sundstrand-Sauer as an electrical engineer.

Survivors include his loving wife, Dorothy; son, Steven and his wife Janene; grandchildren Andrea (Jeff) Kyllonen, Douglas and Brandon; a great-granddaughter, Erica; one brother, Lorvan Hawkins and his wife, Phyllis; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Elva Hawkins; and two brothers, Duane and Norris.

Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. today (Monday), with visitation from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Washburn-McReavy, Wernenss Brothers Chapel, 2300 W. Old Shakopee, Rd., Bloomington, Minn. Interment was in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minn.

~Note: Per SSDI online, birth date: 24 Feb 1925